| Born | 1st October, 1945 (at Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh). | |
| Father's Name | Late Maiku Lal | |
| Mother's Name | Late Kalavati | |
| Marital Status | Married. | |
| Spouse's Name | Savita Kovind | |
| Children | Prashant Kumar, and Swati. | |
| Education | B.Com., L.L.B. | |
| Profession | Practiced as Advocate, Hon'ble Delhi High Court for Central Govt. (1977-79). | |
| Permanent Advocate at Hon'ble Supreme Court of India for Central Govt. (1980-93). | ||
| Positions Held | Member, Rajya Sabha, 1994-2006. (Elected from Uttar Pradesh)
Member, Parliamentary Committees for SC/ST Welfare, Home Ministry, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Social Justice and Rights, Law & Justuce, Chairman of Rajya Sabha Housing Committee. Member, Management Board for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Lucknow. Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. Represented India at United Nations (New York) and addressed the General Assembly during Oct, 2002. |
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| Foreign Visits | As Member, Rajya Sabha, visited Thailand, Nepal, Germany, Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, Pakistan and United States of America on study tours. | |
| Present Address | Governor House, B. G. Camp, Patna - 800 022. | |
Bihar became the first state in India to have separate web page for every city and village in the state on its website www.brandbihar.com (Now www.brandbharat.com)
See the record in Limca Book of Records 2012 on Page No. 217